British Paediatric Neurology Association

2018 Programme

Registration is from 10.00 Wednesday 3 January 2018, with the first session beginning at 10.50.  The conference will finish on Friday 5 January at 16.15.

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Wednesday 3 January 2018

Keynote speakers:

  • Dr Charlie Fairhurst, Consultant in Paediatric Neurodisability, Evelina Children’s Hospital, London: 'Cerebral Palsy NICE Guideline Development
  • Professor Declan Murphy, Chair of Psychiatry, Director of Sackler Institute for Translational Neurodevelopment: 'Can we reverse the biology of autism?'
  • Professor Alexander Hammers, Head of the PET Centre, Chair of Imaging and Neuroscience & Interim Head of School, School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, King’s College London, St Thomas’ Hospital, London: 'New perspectives on Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging in children
  • MacKeith Prize Lecture: Dr Yael Hacohen, NIHR Clinical Lecturer University College London and Great Ormond Street Hospital: 'Antibody biomarkers of CNS neurological disorders in children

Practice Hot Topics & Controversies (parallel sessions – please book online)

  • Acute Neurology: a practical approach to the implementation of the RCPCH Stroke Guideline
  • Psychiatry: the role of neuropsychology
  • Neurodisability: Sleep Disorders: clinical pathway and management strategies
  • Interventional Neurology: Advances in neuromodulation in children

 

Wednesday evening reception
The evening drinks reception is being held at the Great Hall, King's College London, which forms the founding building for the University. Originally constructed between 1829 and 1831, designed by Sir Robert Smirke who was also the architect of the British Museum and Somerset House. After the reception, explore the wonderful range of restaurants close by.

Thursday 4 January 2018

MacKeith Guest Lecturer: Professor Michael Johnston, Chief Medical Officer, Kennedy Krieger Institute & Professor of Neurology, Pediatrics and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA "Critical and sensitive windows of neuroplasticity in the developing brain" 

Keynote speakers:

  • Professor Richard Selway, Consultant in Functional Neurosurgery, King’s College Hospital, London: 'Neuromodulation surgery in children'
  • Dr Karine Lascelles, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Evelina Children's Hospital and National Neurofibromatosis Service, Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London and Professor Darren Hargrave, Professor of Paediatric Neuro-oncology, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London: 'Exciting new therapeutic developments in children with complex NF1'
  • Professor Heinz Jungbluth, Chair of Paediatric Neurology, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, IoPPN, King's College London & Evelina Children's Hospital, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London: 'Congenital disorders of autophagy and intracellular trafficking - a novel class of metabolic disorders linking neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration'
  • Dr Laura Cif, Montpellier, France: 'From childhood to adulthood: role, outcomes, mechanisms and risks of neuromodulation in dystonia
  • Dr Laura Silveira-Moriyama, Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE), São Paulo & University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil: 'Diagnosing and managing paediatric movement disorders in limited resource settings

 

Practice Hot Topics & Controversies (parallel sessions – please book online)

  • Acute Neurology: Diagnosing and managing inflammation in the younger brain
  • Psychology & Psychiatry: From PANDAS to PANS: developments in paediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric symptoms
  • Neurodisability: Personalised management of early infantile epileptic encephalopathies
  • Interventional Neurology: Transcranial magnetic stimulations demonstrations, assessments and therapeutic uses

Thursday Annual BPNA Gala Dinner

Please join us for the conference dinner in the magnificent Middle Temple Hall with traditional oak panelled walls and remarkable windows made from heraldic glass memorials to notable Middle Templars. Dinner will be followed by music and dancing. Middle Temple is based in the heart of London’s legal quarter, just a few minutes from Waterloo Bridge.

Friday 5 January 2018

Keynote speakers:

  • Professor Mary Rutherford, Chair of Perinatal Imaging, King’s College London: 'New developments in Down’s syndrome: from fetal neuroimaging to antenatal interventions'
  • Professor Paul Gringras, Chair of Children's Sleep Medicine and Neurodisability, Evelina Children’s Hospital, London: 'Sleep Disorders in Children'
  • Dr Valeria Mondelli, Senior Clinical Lecturer, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London: 'Advances in our understanding of the link between neuroinflammation and mental health?'


Practice Hot Topics & Controversies (parallel sessions – please book online)

  • Acute Neurology: An approach to acute movement disorder emergencies
  • Psychology & Psychiatry: Psychological interventions in neurodevelopmental disorders: presentations and treatment of children with anxiety and ASD, tics, and functional neurological symptoms
  • Neurodisability: Feeding and nutritional difficulties clinical jigsaw
  • Interventional Neurology The fetal medicine consultation

 

Updated 13 December 2017